Granville, NC
Transparent derived index from EPA TRI / SDWIS / Superfund extracts: not an official EPA rating. Fixed caps: facilities ≤25 pts (50+ = max), log10 releases ≤25 pts, Superfund ≤25 pts (5/site), health-violation systems ≤15 pts (3/system), high-chemical facilities ≤10 pts. Bands: High ≥60, Moderate ≥30. See methodology.
Environmental data for Granville in North Carolina · Population: 61,439
TRI sites such as Certainteed Corp.; Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Co; U.S. Army National Guard Camp Butner Range; SDWIS systems such as SOUTH GRANVILLE WTR&SEWER AUTHORITY; OXFORD, CITY OF; STOVALL, TOWN OF; NPL sites such as Cristex Drum; JFD Electronics/Channel Master anchor Granville, NC's EPA extract. Derived burden score 43/100 (Moderate Risk) uses fixed national caps on density, log release volume, Superfund count, and health-flagged systems - not an official EPA rating.
Health-flagged SDWIS rows in Granville include SOUTH GRANVILLE WTR&SEWER AUTHORITY; STOVALL, TOWN OF, while Certainteed Corp. leads reported TRI pounds among local Form R filers. AQS median AQI 42 / peak 101 in 2024.
Burden score 43/100 (Moderate Risk) is the only weighted composite on this page. The tables below list every TRI facility, SDWIS system, and Superfund site EPA has on record for Granville -- not just the names called out above -- reproducing the disclosure history as filed, not a current-safety verdict. Extract current as of 2026-08-25.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Granville, NC: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
+15.6%
11 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
+10.8%
180.4 thousand lb → 199.8 thousand lb, every facility that filed
Between the two reporting years, 0 facilities filed for the first time and 1 stopped filing. Facilities entering or leaving the inventory are excluded from the same-facility comparison above.
- Granville, NC's total reported releases rose from 172.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 199.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Granville, NC's water releases fell from 122 lb in 2022 to 45 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Granville, NC's land releases rose from 10.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 15.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Granville, NC's off-site transfers fell from 2.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Air Quality History (2020–2024)
EPA Air Quality Index (AQI) data showing how many days per year fall into each air quality category.
| Year | Good | Moderate | Unhealthy (SG) | Max AQI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 206 (84%) | 37 | 1 | 101 |
| 2023 | 202 (83%) | 39 | 1 | 105 |
| 2022 | 223 (91%) | 20 | 1 | 112 |
| 2021 | 237 (98%) | 5 | 0 | 67 |
| 2020 | 237 (100%) | 1 | 0 | 51 |
Source: EPA Air Quality System (AQS) Annual AQI by County AQI categories: Good (0-50), Moderate (51-100), Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (101-150), Unhealthy (151-200), Very Unhealthy (201-300), Hazardous (301+)
For real-time air quality readings and pollutant breakdowns in North Carolina, see the EPA's AirNow.gov.
Water Systems (6)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| SOUTH GRANVILLE WTR&SEWER AUTHORITY | 18,555 | 36 |
| OXFORD, CITY OF | 8,972 | 0 |
| STOVALL, TOWN OF | 450 | 8 |
| LYON`S MHP | 119 | 0 |
| SER J`S COUNTRY LIVING MHP | 65 | 0 |
| GRANVILLE PINES MHP | 53 | 0 |
TRI Facilities (12)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Certainteed Corp. | 841.8K lbs |
| 2 | Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Co | 67.5K lbs |
| 3 | U.S. Army National Guard Camp Butner Range | 42.1K lbs |
| 4 | Federal Correctional Complex | 12.2K lbs |
| 5 | Revlon Consumer Products Corp | 9.9K lbs |
| 6 | Bridgestone Bandag LLC Oxford Plant | 6.9K lbs |
| 7 | Altec Industries Inc. | 5.7K lbs |
| 8 | J P Taylor Co LLC | 4.3K lbs |
| 9 | Sunrock Industries LLC - Butner | 137 lbs |
| 10 | Pallet One of Butner | 44 lbs |
| 11 | Clayton Oxford | 0 lbs |
| 12 | Ideal Fastener Corp | 0 lbs |
Superfund Sites (2)
| Site Name | Status | HRS Score |
|---|---|---|
| Cristex Drum | NPL Site | 48.00 |
| JFD Electronics/Channel Master | NPL Site | 39.03 |
Cities in Granville (5)
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This county environmental profile rolls up EPA Toxics Release Inventory facility reports, Safe Drinking Water Information System public-water-system filings, and Superfund National Priorities List sites for the county boundary defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. Facility counts reflect facilities with a reporting address inside the county, not where downstream environmental effects may be observed. Population figures are from the most recent Census ACS 5-year estimate. The county detail page is updated whenever the upstream EPA programs publish revised data; see the methodology page for the documented ingest cadence and the editorial choices governing how aggregations are computed.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.